The Power of Empathy in Leadership During a recent leadership development meeting with a client team, the word empathy kept coming up in our conversation. It came up as a necessary, yet clearly deficient, component in their approach to leadership. Would your team members say that you understand and appreciate what they are feeling? Among this particular team, there …
Every recognized national resource agrees: the statistics for employee engagement nationwide are staggering. And, not in a good way. Published average figures for employee engagement show 70% of all workers are disengaged. And, up to half that population is “actively” disengaged. This group is actually working against the stated vision of your team while continuing …
Do you remember the story of Jack and the Beanstalk? In the classic children’s fairy tale, Jack trades his valuable, but slow-producing, resource (the cow) for the get-rich-quick promise of a peddling shyster pushing magic beans. In the adventure that follows, Jack nearly loses his life in a battle with the giant on the other …
I live in a small town in rural South Carolina. Most of my client work is in the larger regional markets of Charleston, Charlotte, and Asheville. I love coming home to Hartsville. Matters of business, politics, and religion are still hashed out over bad coffee and good sausage. It is not unusual to find executives from Sonoco …
How to Lead by Being Present Are you communicating deep value for your team members? If I were to ask your team members the following questions about you, how would they respond? “Do you believe that (insert your name here) values you?” “Does he/she value your contribution to the team? ” Most of the teams …